Monday, February 27, 2017

“After an extensive review process,” said Philip Bilden, Trump’s nominee for Navy secretary, “I have determined that I will not be able to satisfy the Office of Government Ethics requirements without undue disruption and materially adverse divestment of my family’s private financial interests.”

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Today, Andrew Puzder, Trump’s nominee for labor secretary, withdrew from consideration amid growing resistance from all Senate Democrats and a growing number of Republicans. His confirmation hearing was set to begin tomorrow.

Monday, February 13, 2017

Michael Flynn, Trump’s national security adviser, resigned amid questions of competence and legality of his communication with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak prior to the Trump Administration taking office. As CNN notes, “The sudden exit marks the most public display yet of disarray at the highest levels of the new administration, which has faced repeated questions over a slew of controversies and reports of infighting among senior aides during its first three weeks.”

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